"go to Cain's" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes to Cain's [present, singular, third-person], going to Cain's [participle, present], went to Cain's [past], gone to Cain's [participle, past]
Etymology: From the name of a company in New York City that rented out props and costumes. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to Cain's}} go to Cain's (third-person singular simple present goes to Cain's, present participle going to Cain's, simple past went to Cain's, past participle gone to Cain's)
  1. (US, theater, slang, dated) To close a show. Tags: US, dated, slang Categories (topical): Theater
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